Covering for spring bed-bottoms



(No Mode-i.)

A. S. CLARK.

GOVBRING FORSPRING BBD BOTTOMS'.

I Patented July 14, 1885.

N. Pneus, Phmuwgnphor. wmingwn. o. c.

NITFD STATES PATENT OFFI'CR1 ALFREns. CLARK, oF RRODHRAD, wisooNsiN.

COVERING FOR `SPRING BED-BOTTOMS.

SEBCEFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 322,162, dated July 14,18535.`

Application led April 15, 1885. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, ALFRED S. CLARK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brodhead, in the county of Green and State of Wisconsin,have invented new and useful Improvements in Coverings for SpringBed-Bottoms, of which the followingis aspecication.

My invention relates to an improvement in spring bed-bottoms; and theobject of said improvement is to provide the usual canvas cover, whichis drawn over the ordinary grouped coil-springs of a bed-bottom withiieXible corner-bindings whereby to for-m the corners of the cover andretaining-loops for rings by which the cover is attached to thebedstead-frame. Such corner leather binding forms a casing of the coverto iit over the springs, and upon which the upholstered mattress isplaced to prevent its rusting from contact with the springs, and permitsthe cover to be removed for washing and to be quickly put in place. Iprefer to use small spring snap-fastenings secured by strap-lo0ps to thebedstead-frame, so that the attachments have a iiexible connection withthe cover-casing and with the bedstead.

Various plans have been devised for attaching and holding canvascoverings over and upon the coiled springs of bed-bottoms; but so far asI know and can find such coverings have been provided with flexiblemetal edge bindings and with ridged edge metal bindings, which will notpermit the cover to be washed as a iiexible fabric; and my improvementnot only gives this important advantage, but provides a cheap andconvenient means for shap- 4ing the corners of the cover and forattaching it to the bedstead.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure I represents my improvedcovering for spring bed-bottoms as applied to the springs and attachedto the bedstead, and Fig. 2 the covering with its edge binding andattaching device.

The bedstead has the usual provision of coil-springs, a, fastened uponthe slats b, for supporting the upholstered mattress. rlhe canvas coverc is made into acasing to :fit over and upon the coil-springs, to give abetter support for the mattress, and to save it from rusting by contactwith the springs, and to hold them in proper relation in the group.

The cover is made of a square piece of canvas or other textile fabric,with its four corners folded and stretched so as to make a square casingsuited to be pulled down over the tops i of spiral springs grouped as inspring bedbottoms. At the edge of the'four corners the cover is bound bya leather strip, d, which is sewed on and forms retainers for springs orloops e at the corner folds as a meansv of at-` taching the cover to thebedstead.

To complete the fastening device, I prefer to use smallspring-snapsf-such as are 1n use t for looping purposes-and attach themto the bedstead-frame by leather loops g, as shown, such attachmentbeing preferably made to the foot and head board bottom bars, h, so thatin` attaching the cover the pull thereon will -be downward, so as tohold the' cover snugly upon the springs and to permit it to be Aeasilyat# tached and detached.

The leather loops g give the advantage of attaching the covering as tautas may be de-` sired over the springs by drawing the loops down to thepoints of attachment andthen tacking them, and when so tacked they arepermanent, as the spring-snaps provide for ss i the removal andreplacement of the cover when y.

desired.

I claiml. The herein-described covering for spring bed-bottoms,consisting of the canvas c, hav- Ying the corner binding-straps, d, andrings re-` my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALFRED S. CLARK. Witnesses:

FRANK O. GOLD, LIRRIE I. GOLD.

